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Table of Contents
The antiquity of London
Page 1
The wall about the city of London
Page 3
Of the ancient and present rivers, brooks, bourns, pools, wells, and conduits of fresh water serving the city
Page 5
The ditch sometime compassing the wall of the same
Page 8
Bridges of this city
Page 9
Gates in the wall of this city
Page 11
Of towers and castles
Page 17
Of schools and other houses of learning
Page 27
Houses of students of the common law
Page 29
Of orders and customs of the citizens
Page 30
Sports and pastimes of old time used in this city
Page 35
Watches in London
Page 38
Honour of citizens and worthiness of men in the same
Page 40
The city of London divded into parts
Page 45
Portsoken ward
Page 46
Tower street ward
Page 49
Ealdgate ward
Page 52
Lime street ward
Page 57
Bishopgate ward
Page 62
Broad street ward
Page 66
Cornehill ward
Page 71
Langborne ward and Fenny about
Page 75
Billingsgate ward
Page 78
Bridge ward within
Page 79
Candlewike street ward
Page 81
Walbrooke ward
Page 84
Downegate ward
Page 86
Vintrie ward
Page 89
Cordwainer street ward
Page 94
Cheape ward
Page 97
Coleman street ward
Page 104
Basingshall ward
Page 107
Cripplegate ward
Page 109
Aldersgate ward
Page 113
Faringdon ward infra, or within
Page 116
Bread street ward
Page 128
Queenhithe ward
Page 131
Castle Baynard ward
Page 135
The ward of Faringdon extra, or without
Page 138
Bridge ward without (the 26th in number), consisting of the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey
Page 150
The suburbs without the walls of the city, briefly touched, as also without the liberties, more at large described
Page 156
Liberties of the duchy of Lancaster without Temple Bar
Page 164
The city of Westminster, with the antiquities, monuments, bounds, and liberties thereof
Page 166
Spiritual, or ecclesiastical government
Page 177
Parish churches in the city of London, the borough of Southwark, the suburbs and city of Westminster
Page 181
Hospitals in this city and suburbs
Page 183
Of leprous people and lazar houses
Page 184
Temporal government of this city
Page 184
Aldermen and sheriffs of London
Page 196
Officers belonging to the lord mayor's house
Page 196
Sheriffs of London, their officers
Page 196
Mayor and sheriffs' livery
Page 196
Companies of London placed at the mayor's feast
Page 197
Liveries worn by citizens at triumphs
Page 198
An Apology, or Defence, against the opinions of, &c.
Page 200
Singularities in the same expressed
Page 201
An Appendix, containing an Ancient Author who wrote in the reign of Henry the Second: his book, entitled _Libellum de situ et nobilitate Londini_, never before imprinted
Page 208
Index
Page 217
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